In March, partner Paulette Chapman spoke to over 250 members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 about their rights under workers compensation laws in DC, Virginia, and Maryland. She stressed that while the three states are similar in the types of wage and medical benefits, they differ in their deadlines, maximum compensation wage rates, and...
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Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Paulette Chapman, along with Washington, D.C. injury attorney Kelly Fisher and Maryland injury lawyer Justin Beall recently settled aÂ
Read MoreResidents at a Washington D.C. Nursing Home Say the Facility Has Mounting Problems
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] In Washington D.C., residents at the Washington Center for Aging Services and their families have reported several problems that are affecting the care of senior citizens at the facility. One female resident told her family that the food service was struggling, and stated that lately it's become even more insufficient....
Read MoreChapman Selected To Executive Committee Of The Council For Court Excellence
Partner Paulette Chapman has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence (CCE), a nonprofit organization that  works to improve the administration of justice in the local and federal courts in the Washington D.C. area. “From its initiatives and programs including modernizing the trial jury and grand jury...
Read More$1 Million Given to Family of Fatally Beaten Patient
The District paid $1 million Monday to the family of a former patient of St. Elizabeths Hospital, the city’s public psychiatric facility, who was stomped to death by another patient. City officials made the payment 10 months after a D.C. federal court jury found the city liable in the 2005 death of Alan Martin....
Read MoreOur Fairfax Injury Attorneys Offer Representation in Virginia
[ubermenu-map address="Fairfax, VA" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Fairfax, formerly known as Providence, is an independent city within Fairfax County, Virginia. Situated in the Northern Virginia, Fairfax forms part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. According to the 2010 census, the population of Fairfax is 22,565. In May 2009, Fairfax was ranked No. 3 in the “Top 25 Places...
Read MoreSpeak to Our Experienced Injury Attorneys in Greenbelt After an Accident
[ubermenu-map address="Greenbelt, MD" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Greenbelt is a city in Prince George’s County, Maryland. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Greenbelt’s population is 23,068. Greenbelt was one of three “green” towns planned in 1935 under the U.S. Resettlement Administration, along with Greendale, Wisconsin, and Greenhills, Ohio. Transportation in Greenbelt Major roadways running through Greenbelt include the Capital...
Read MoreRecent Studies Show Misdiagnosis is a Big Problem in the U.S.
After the publicized death of a 12-year-old boy last year, who was sent home from an emergency room after doctors misdiagnosed the systemic infection that quickly killed him, the media put a human face on the problem of misdiagnosis in America. Misdiagnosis “happens all the time,” stated David Newman-Toker, who studies diagnostic errors. “This is...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Killed in Trench Collapse in Anne Arundel County
[ubermenu-map address="21144" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] According to Anne Arundel fire officials, a 25-year-old man was killed in a construction accident in the Severn area after the trench he was digging collapsed on him. The Anne Arundel fire department reported that the man was part of a crew digging a...
Read MoreDriver Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Front Of High School in Woodridge
[ubermenu-map address="Woodridge, IL" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] According to Prince William County Police, a 66-year-old cyclist was riding down a sidewalk outside of Hylton High School when a 17-year-old driver jumped the curb and struck him. The young driver eventually struck a light pole, dragging the cyclist over 150 feet. The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead...
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